chiefly British slang
: a lewd or promiscuous woman
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Verb
London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama.
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
Steel mills dumped slag on the preserve’s southern portions.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
This had more than local repercussions, as the enmity trailed all the way back to the Philippines, where relatives in the two families slagged one another off on social media.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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Noun
The government said shipments of firearms components were sometimes wrapped in metal slag or foil to evade detection, but were spotted through X-ray examination by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
Steel mills dumped slag on the preserve’s southern portions.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Navel gazing obsession with one Twitter account and slagging colleagues.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
This had more than local repercussions, as the enmity trailed all the way back to the Philippines, where relatives in the two families slagged one another off on social media.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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“Slag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slag. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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